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Old 09-24-2015, 04:04 PM
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Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 1:87 scale

Whenever we flew to Hawaii, I would walk around the waiting area with our granddaughter. Our flight was on Hawaiian Airlines and I would tell her our plane was the one with the lady (Paulani) on the tail. This is the reason for wanting to build paper model of a Boeing 717 in HAL livery. However, I could not find a free model in 1:87 scale. So I decided to design the patterns myself using Sketchup and some scale drawings that I found on the internet. After unfolding the model in Sketchup, the next step was to import the patterns into Adobe Illustrator, add the livery starting with the graphics in Gerry1966’s 1:300 scale model and then adding details from photos found on the internet. I am starting with the tail first because if I can’t the graphics and livery right, I may abandon this project and wait for someone else to do the design work. In the meantime, as a way of giving back to the paper model community, I am sharing the patterns as I go along, hopefully to completion. Next step, the tail cone.
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Old 09-24-2015, 04:21 PM
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its a good start
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Old 09-24-2015, 05:08 PM
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Whenever we flew to Hawaii, I would walk around the waiting area with our granddaughter. Our flight was on Hawaiian Airlines and I would tell her our plane was the one with the lady (Paulani) on the tail. This is the reason for wanting to build paper model of a Boeing 717 in HAL livery. However, I could not find a free model in 1:87 scale. So I decided to design the patterns myself using Sketchup and some scale drawings that I found on the internet. After unfolding the model in Sketchup, the next step was to import the patterns into Adobe Illustrator, add the livery starting with the graphics in Gerry1966’s 1:300 scale model and then adding details from photos found on the internet. I am starting with the tail first because if I can’t the graphics and livery right, I may abandon this project and wait for someone else to do the design work. In the meantime, as a way of giving back to the paper model community, I am sharing the patterns as I go along, hopefully to completion. Next step, the tail cone.
Cool! Looks great so far.
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Old 09-24-2015, 05:57 PM
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Big thanks, friend.
The model promises to be cool!
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Old 09-24-2015, 06:29 PM
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Fantastic start, it's looking great.

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Old 09-24-2015, 08:28 PM
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I look forward to following your build. I made up a 1/72 scale AirTran 717 a long time ago. I was thinking about modifying the Skyline DC-9 model into a Boeing 717 but there's lots of little differences between the two aircraft. I too use sketch-up for basic model design and add details from photos off of Airliners.net.

Your tail graphics look nice. Can't wait to see the whole model.
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Old 09-24-2015, 08:34 PM
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The tail graphic looks bang-on. I too look forward to your next installment and the model's completion further down the line. Your way of giving back to the paper modeling community is unique. Thank you!
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Whenever we flew to Hawaii, I would walk around the waiting area with our granddaughter. Our flight was on Hawaiian Airlines and I would tell her our plane was the one with the lady (Paulani) on the tail. This is the reason for wanting to build paper model of a Boeing 717 in HAL livery. However, I could not find a free model in 1:87 scale. So I decided to design the patterns myself using Sketchup and some scale drawings that I found on the internet. After unfolding the model in Sketchup, the next step was to import the patterns into Adobe Illustrator, add the livery starting with the graphics in Gerry1966’s 1:300 scale model and then adding details from photos found on the internet. I am starting with the tail first because if I can’t the graphics and livery right, I may abandon this project and wait for someone else to do the design work. In the meantime, as a way of giving back to the paper model community, I am sharing the patterns as I go along, hopefully to completion. Next step, the tail cone.
The start is so impressive I wonder what the full model would look like... Nice to use formers for better shape of the model... great going... Will be following your post with great interest...

Keep up with the project, It is nicely coming alive...
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thats a great looking start.i hope you continue and release the model when done
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Nice! Looking forward to see more photos. Will this be released?
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Edit: Just read your post. Can't wait to see all of the patterns!!!
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